UPPER VALLEY HOCKEY LEAGUE

Dead River @ Gamblers

ODDS:	Gamblers By 7 Goals
OVER/UNDER:	11 Goals

The Gamblers have beat up Dead River twice this season already, and tonight will not be any different. Outscoring Dead River 17-3 so far this season, the Gamblers are relentless. The only difference will be that the Gamblers are without their heart and soul leader Willy Meyer who is sidelined with a concussion.

Dead River has major issues in their defensive end and tend to run around like chickens with their heads cut off. Their only hope is to focus first on defense, protect their zone and to limit chasing around the puck carriers.

The Gamblers have 6 players in the top 25 scorers and all are producing at over a point a game. Dead River has one player in the top 30 and have a league worst 37 goals scored and 108 goals allowed in 14 games.

Gamblers win 9-2.

Gamblers Flex Muscles in 8-4 Win Over Dead River

Due to an impending ice storm and a general sissification of the Gamblers & Dead River teams...there was a major roster issue for both squads tonight. The Gamblers were missing two of their big three(Willy Meyer & Matty Marrazzo) and only had 6 skaters which meant that they only had one sub on the bench.

Dead River had the same issue, but were able to pull in 3 subs(Reid Hersey, Dillon Pierce & Gary Laperle) to help round out their roster to two full lines and 2 sets of defense. Funny how either the Gamblers didn't ask for assistance and/or nobody wanted to play for the Gamblers.

Leading the way for the Gamblers was Ryan "Thing 2" LaCroix who scored goals #18 through #22 of the year...yes, he scored five goals today and was ridiculously nasty. Those goals propelled LaCroix from 8th in league scoring to 3rd. The Gambler's Dan "The Danimal" Ammel also had a pretty spectacular night with a hat trick and two helpers. Thing 2's brother, Topo "Thing 1" LaCroix had three assists on the day and those three took home, respectively, the three stars of the game and the aforementioned two were POW nominees.

Dead River did muster some offense, but unfortunately it was spurred by their alternates as Gary "The Pearl Necklace" Laperle had a pair of goals and Dillon "Fierce" Pierce had another. The only goal scored by a native Dead Riverian was Mathew Scott late in the first period. Defenseman Dan "Super Chunk" Charette lumbered his massive body around the ice and added a pair of assists.

It was a fairly clean game and was surprisingly close, at least on the scoreboard, as Dead River battled the Gamblers to a 3-3 tie halfway through the game. LaCroix fueled the Gamblers with a hat trick in the first period. That feeling of elation ended pretty quickly as Ammel scored three consecutive goals late in the second and early into the third period, putting the game out of reach.

The Gambler's Ryan Van Schoik registered his league leading 10th win of the season on 31 saves while Matty "The Eagle" Crowson lowed his GAA with 8 goals on 42 saves, but was left out to dry, yet again, on many occassions.

 

Team:	Time:	Type:	Player:	Details:
1st PERIOD
GMB	12:06	Goal	LaCroix, Ryan(18)	Assist(s): Gattie, Marc(8) Ammel, Robert(10)
GMB	09:44	Penalty	LaCroix, Topo(4)	2 minutes for Tripping
LAB	02:54	Goal	Scott, Matthew(3)	Assist(s): Charette, Dan(1)
GMB	02:30	Goal	LaCroix, Ryan(19)	Assist(s): Malcolm, Allison(10)
LAB	01:56	Goal	Laperle, Gary(7)	Assist(s): Koetsier, Kyle(3)
GMB	01:04	Goal	LaCroix, Ryan(20)	Assist(s): Gattie, Marc(9)
2nd PERIOD
LAB	09:23	Goal	Pierce, Dillan (11)	Assist(s): none
GMB	07:18	Goal	Ammel, Robert(12)	Assist(s): LaCroix, Topo(16)
GMB	04:58	Goal	Ammel, Robert(13)	Assist(s): Bergeron, Ryan(6)
3rd PERIOD
LAB	05:59	Penalty	noble, geoff(5)	2 minutes for Tripping
GMB	04:36	Goal	(PP)Ammel, Robert(14)	Assist(s): LaCroix, Topo(17) Bergeron, Ryan(7)
GMB	03:30	Goal	LaCroix, Ryan(21)	Assist(s): Gattie, Marc(10) Ammel, Robert(11)
LAB	03:03	Penalty	Hadley, Gregory(4)	2 minutes for Interference
GMB	02:45	Goal	(PP)LaCroix, Ryan(22)	Assist(s): Malcolm, Allison(11) LaCroix, Topo(18)
LAB	00:56	Goal	Laperle, Gary(8)	Assist(s): Charette, Dan(2)

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